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"I would like to have some quality time without having to worry each morning and each night when I go to sleep. She has been relentless in her quest."

On October 15, a harassment warning was issued to Carter but it had no effect, said Mr Quinn.

She pleaded guilty to harassing her next-door neighbour between October 13 and January 8. A six-month restraining order bars her from being noisy. She was told that defiance could lead to up to five years custody.

Heathfield Avenue in Basford

The judge told her: "It is really, really important you don't breach any of these conditions.

"You are not to bang on the walls, you are not to shout at all, not at your children or at the television. Do you understand that?" Carter, 38, replied: "Yes, sir."

The judge said the no shouting rule extends to front and back gardens. He told her solicitor: "She needs to be banned from shouting full stop."

James Fairweather, for Carter, said Nottingham City Council has started eviction proceedings and she is keen to have a new home.

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"It is a strange situation where Ms Carter does not contest it and wants to move. The issue is in terms of whether or not alternative accommodation will be provided.

"Effectively she is the architect of her downfall," said Mr Fairweather. Since being on bail, Carter has obeyed all restrictions. These include avoiding the three neighbours, not playing noisy music or singing loudly.

The adjoining neighbour's main complaint was that Carter was "directly shouting at her through the wall," added Mr Fairweather.

Carter was put on probation for a year. She must spend 15 days with officers to help reduce her alcohol intake "offending behaviour and improve consequential thinking skills."